Trousers-stretcher.



Patented Jan. 30,1900

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TROUSERS STRETBHER.

(Application filed July 24, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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mounted on a right and left hand threaded NITED STATES PATENT Enron.

WOJOIEGH KOZANSKI, OF LODZ, RUSSIA.

TROUSERS-STRETCH ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 642,338, dated January 30, 1900.

Application filed July 24, 1899. Serial No. 724,937., (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WOJOIECH KOZANSKI, a subject of the Czar of Russia, and a resident of the town of Lodz, in the Province of Poland, Russia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trousers-Stretchers, of which the followingis a specification.

The object of the present invention'is an appliance for stretching trousers whereby wrinkles may be removed therefrom,the cloth cleaned or washed, and the effect of creasing produced, as if ironed.

The invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, which forms apart of this application, in which the figure is a plan View of the appliance.

Referring to the drawing, it will be seen that the device consists of two flat pieces of wood a a, having rounded portions near the ends and somewhat wider at one end than at the other. The adjacent edges of these pieces are connected by means of toggles or links I) b, pivoted in pairs at one end to the pieces a a and at the other end to internally-threaded collars c 0, respectively. These collars are spindle or rod d, the right-hand-threaded portion passing through one of the collars and the left-hand-threaded portion passing through the other, thus effecting the movement in opposite directions of the collars upon the spindle being turned. Suitable recesses are cut in the boards to allow for the movement of the toggles.

Mounted 011 the spindle d at a point intermediate the collars c c is acoupling e', which is perforated for the passage of the spindle,

so that the latter may move freely therein,

either to rotate or to move longitudinally. This coupling has extending therefrom, at right angles to the spindle, arms f, which project into cavities or recesses formed therefor in the boards, and thereby prevent longitu= dinal displacement of said boards.

Tofacilitate the use of the appliance when it is desired to clean trousers and to prevent the cloth from coming in contact with the spindle and toggles, I provide a tin-plate protector or shield, which can be secured to the boards in any suitable manner which will permit the lateral movement of said boards, such plate being shown by dotted linesin the drawing.

Having thus described my invention, what I Iclaim as new, and desire to obtain by Letters Patent, is-

In a trousers-stretcher, the combination of flat side pieces, with toggles pivoted to said pieces and to collars, a right and left hand threaded spindle Working in said collars and a coupling perforated to receive the spindle and provided with lateral arms, said side pieces being recessed to receive said toggles and said lateral arms, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WOJOIEOH KOZANSKI.

Witnesses:

BOLESDAW HORADGAIRDI, KARST BOGDARS. 

